Texas sues New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines

Lawsuit filed by state attorney general Ken Paxton against Dr Megan Carpenter will be first to test power of shield laws The Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, has sued a New York doctor over accusations that she mailed abortion pills to a Texas woman in defiance of the state's ban on the procedure. The lawsuit will test the power of "shield laws", a post-Roe v Wade strategy designed to protect abortion providers and enable access to pills for women in states that have banned abortion.